Where Does The Last Name Papua Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Papua (Hindi: पपुआ, Oriya: ପପୁଆ) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Papua? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Papua is the 286,143^rd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,426,319 people. The surname Papua occurs predominantly in Asia, where 53 percent of Papua are found; 52 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 40 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Papua is also the 260,392^nd most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 960 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 539 people, or 1 in 245,360. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: North Maluku, where 57 percent reside, Central Sulawesi, where 7 percent reside and Gorontalo, where 6 percent reside. Beside Indonesia this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 38 percent reside and The Philippines, where 14 percent reside.